children increases. In these advanced economies the negative impact on fertility deriving from the fact that fewer pregnancies … sons ; mothers' behaviour …

children increases. In these advanced economies the negative impact on fertility deriving from the fact that fewer pregnancies …

contributions, a lump-sum redistribution from fathers to mothers may make children better off, but both parents worse off, or vice … state) contributions to children's expenses. Individuals internalize these valuations. I examine a Cournot model of … voluntary contribution to children's goods in a two-adult household, where both spouses may have marginal rates of substitution …

Family structure is usually believed to affect children's human capital. Is it possible that causality goes in the …